Something Special ~ Marble Painted Pumpkin Craft

This week I get full credit for my pumpkin craft idea! I am sure someone else has done exactly this, but I didn’t use the internet to search, I used my creative {ahem} brain.

I made a simple pumpkin printable {which you can download here} and printed them on white cardstock. I saved some perfect cardboard box tops and we marble-painted pumpkins! When I told the boys how we were going to paint, they were both overjoyed!

Look at K’s face as he was beginning his “painting game” as he called it!

We used a paint tray {ours are from Oriental Trading but I have seen them at Michaels and AC Moore} and plastic spoons to help keep my hands clean {I did the transferring for them}

I put a small tape roll to hold the paper in place, the boys loved how the box top looked when we took the first one off!

Each child made 1 large pumpkin and then 4 smaller ones {I had decorating ideas in mind ahead of time!}.

Ladybug made one too, except I really had to help her so no action shots of her! She kept trying to grab the marble!!! She giggled and giggled though-loving the process!

After they dried, I laminated them all, and then used them as fall decorations! I made a leaf chain for our living room mirror, and hung the big ones in different places. One in a window and the other two in our schoolroom! The kids LOVE seeing their art up as decorations!